Monthly Archives: May 2011
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 06:57 BST
Monster Hunter: Dynamic Hunting headed to iDevice
Capcom has announced a new portable incarnation of its powerfully popular action RPG series – Monster Hunter: Dynamic Hunting.
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Posted in: Action, Mobile, iPad, iPhone
Tags: capcom mobile, Monster Hunter, Monster Hunter: Dynamic Hunting
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 05:34 BST
APB: Reloaded open beta delayed by ‘unacceptable’ disconnect bug
The APB: Reloaded open beta, due to kick off yesterday, has been pushed back.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, Shooter
Tags: APB Beta, APB: Reloaded, gamersfirst
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 04:55 BST
Asura’s Wrath finger-pointing boss is one of the easy ones
So it turns out that Asura’s Wrath boss bigger than the whole planet is one of the weaker ones.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: asura's wrath, Seiji Shimoda
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 03:58 BST
SOE content development continued through outage
Sony Online Entertainment has resumed service, and boy, has it been busy while we were away.
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 03:24 BST
Play for Japan hits $120,000 charity milestone
Fledgling charity organisation Play For Japan has announced it has managed to raise over $120,000 in just over two months.
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Posted in: Charity
Tags: Play For Japan
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 02:43 BST
Angry Birds downloaded 200 million times
You know what’s a really big number? The number of times people have nabbed a copy of casual blockbuster Angry Birds.
Tue, Dec 06, 2011 | 08:42 GMT
Call of Duty website revamped
Activision has polished up the Call of Duty website with a big ole Modern Warfare # logo front and centre.
Click through for an interactive map, compiling four teaser videos released so far – America, England, France and Germany, each of which has racked up millions of views on YouTube.
There’s also links to the game’s various social media presences, so you can enjoy a frenzy of anticipation wherever you go.
That’s your lot, and probably enough given the massive hype, but expect a new trailer this week.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: call of duty, call of duty: modern warfare 3, infinity ward, modern warfare 3, mw3
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 02:06 BST
RAGE pre-orders to score Anarchy Edition
Pre-order RAGE, and you’ll be automatically upgraded to the Anarchy edition, which contains four exclusive items.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: id, id software, pre-order bonus, rage, special edition
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 01:50 BST
Sengoku closed beta taking applications
Paradox has begun selection of beta testers for its upcoming feudal Japan-themed strategy title, Sengoku.
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 01:20 BST
Report: Older PlayStation 3 consoles struggling with L.A. Noire
Looks like the old, fat PlayStation 3 may need a bit of a run up to handle L.A. Noire’s furious power.
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Posted in: Adventure, PS3, PSN, Rockstar, hardware
Tags: L.A. Noire, la noire, ps3 firmware 3.61, team bondi
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 00:49 BST
Report: Majority of Android devices were vulnerable to hacking
German researchers have claimed that 99.7 percent of Androids were host to a major security flaw, although Google has refuted the figure.
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 00:30 BST
Jaffe: Twisted Metal’s cars are more like fighter jets
Eat Sleep Play leader David Jaffe has said Twisted Metal can’t go down the realistic handling route, because its battles have more in common with aerial combat.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Racing, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: david jaffe, eat sleep play, twisted metal
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 00:12 BST
Resident Evil movie franchise head watches “professional” players for inspiration
Director Paul W. S. Anderson apparently draw inspiration for the Resident Evil films by watching footage of people playing the games.
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Posted in: Capcom, Horror, Movies
Tags: milla jovovich, Paul W.S. Anderson, resident evil
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 23:54 BST
Shigeru Miyamoto honoured by Japanese government
Japan’s Ministry of Education and Science has awarded legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto in its annual Art Of Encouragment ceremony.
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Posted in: Awards, Japan
Tags: shigeru miyamoto
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 23:40 BST
The Sims 3: Generations producers walkthrough new content
The latest video for The Sims 3 details upcoming expansion Generations, from the perspective of the producers responsible. What were they thinking? Now we know.
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Posted in: Mac, PC, Simulation
Tags: dlc, expansion, the sims 3, the sims 3 generations
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 23:29 BST
Quickshots – Awesomenauts looks to live up to title
Swords & Soldiers developer Romino has announced another attack on your free time: Awesomenauts.
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 06:36 BST
Activision’s Hirshberg responds to Modern Warfare 3 leak
Activision publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has commented on last week’s massive Modern Warfare 3 scoop, stating that the firm chose to turn what could have been a bushel of lemons into a batch of “lemonade” instead.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Eric Hirshberg, modern warfare 3, mw3
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 21:38 BST
Valve not showing anything at E3 this year
Our email box just got a bit sadder a while ago when we received word from Valve that it will not be “showing any titles” at E3 this year.
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 21:27 BST
Tim Schafer video details a very interesting career
Gamespot has posted a video which is all about Tim Schafer and his “History of Videogames Adventure”. If only our lives were this interesting, ya know? The video has all sorts of interesting goodies pertaining to Tim’s long storied career in the games industry, so, prepare yourself by going to grab a beverage, and then come back and settle in for the almost 22-minute long feature posted below the break. Thanks, Joystiq.
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Posted in: Development, Videos
Tags: double fine, Tim Schafer
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 20:33 BST
Ubisoft details some of the characters in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
In a feature over on Game Informer, some of the multiplayer characters in Assassins Creed: Revelations have been detailed a bit.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed, assassin's creed: revelations
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”